The fall fundraiser this year is a Casino Night & Silent Auction held on Saturday, November 8th in the Senior High School.  The planning committee next meets on Monday, September 15 at 6:00 p.m. in the Senior High School, Room 121.

Join us if you want to play an active role in ensuring the success of this fundraiser! Contact Sharon.Dorr@ncs.k12.de.us with any questions.

The Newark Charter School Multicultural Festival is back! Join us Saturday, October 18 from 10:00 AM - 12:00 noon for this celebratory event!

NCS Primary and Intermediate Schools will host the annual festival celebrating the many cultural backgrounds of our students. Each table at the festival will represent a country/culture. We are looking for families to contribute to our event by providing information about their heritage using display items, designing a poster board, sharing a talent, and/or making a favorite food dish to share! Please consider taking part and sharing your heritage with our school community. If you are interested in contributing to this year's Multicultural Festival, please complete this form no later than Friday, October 3. Feel free to direct all questions to Shelby Tinsley (shelby.tinsley@ncs.k12.de.us).

Welcome to the 2025-2026 school year! We are excited to see all our returning students and meet our new, incoming students. Please contact the school nurse if your child has any medical concerns. 

Each year a new action plan is required for students with asthma, life threatening food allergy, seizures, diabetes, migraines, or any other chronic medical diagnoses. Please provide these to your building’s nurse as soon as possible. 

Student medications need to be in an original box with a current prescription label. A completed medication permission slip is required in addition to the action plan before the nurse can give your child medication at school. If your child is prescribed a controlled medication that needs to be taken in the middle of the school day, a parent/guardian is required to hand deliver the medication to the school nurse. **Please note that routine AM medications should be administered at home prior to the student’s school day.

Health screenings will start up again in September and October. Screenings for vision and hearing are for grades Kindergarten, 2, and 4.   Posture and gait screening are for grade 5. (If you do not want your child screened or have any concerns regarding this,  please contact your school’s nurse via email.)

Primary School (Grades K-2): Jay Alexander and Erin Porter at NCSPrimarySchoolNurses@ncs.k12.de.us 

Intermediate School (Grades 3-5): Elenie Lochonic at Elenie.Lochonic@ncs.k12.de.us

HELP US NOT WASTE FOOD!  If your student is absent on a day you’ve preordered school lunch (regardless of financial status), please notify Mrs. Bigham before 8:00am on the day of the absence, so the meal can be cancelled and credited back to your student’s Lunch Works account.  Absence notifications received after the school day has begun cannot be credited back to the student’s Lunch Works account.  Please email the Meece Campus Nutrition Coordinator, Jenn Bigham: jennifer.bigham@ncs.k12.de.us. 

Grab-and-Go breakfast is available to all students at NO COST.  It is not preordered.  Students can choose to pick up breakfast before proceeding to their classroom for the day. 

Newark Charter School has an opening for a part-time school nutrition employee. This position will report to the Director of School Nutrition Services and will work Monday-Friday from approximately 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. during the school year (10 months). Interested individuals should send their resume to Anna Parks at the school or email (anna.parks@ncs.k12.de.us) by September 12.

The K-2 yearbook coordinator is collecting photos of your primary school student's first day of school and family fun night for the 2026 yearbook! We love seeing the exciting milestones and events our youngest Primary School Patriots experience!! 

Send your NCS primary school student's FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL photo here. 

Send your NCS primary school student's FAMILY FUN NIGHT photo here.

United Way of Delaware is proud to partner in sharing this opportunity, and Delaware 211 will follow up with applicants to connect them with related resources and no-cost Stand By Me financial coaching. Together, these supports with Energize Delaware help ensure families not only receive immediate energy relief but also have access to tools for long-term financial stability.

Help is now available for Delaware households struggling with energy bills. The Delmarva Power Customer Relief Fund (for Delmarva Power customers) offers up to $300 in one-time bill assistance for income-eligible families. Funds are limited and will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. For non-Delmarva Power customers, Energize Delaware has established the Delaware Energy Fund providing up to $300 in one-time bill assistance for income-eligible families. 

To qualify, households must meet income guidelines and take part in a free Energize Delaware energy efficiency program like the Home Energy Checkup. This step ensures families not only receive financial relief but also save on future energy costs. Please share this information with friends, family, or neighbors who may benefit. Additional information may be found here: https://www.energizedelaware.org/delmarva-power-customer-relief-fund/